BANGALORE, India & EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been positioned as a “Leader” in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for SAP® Application Services, EMEA. The report, authored by Gilbert van der Heiden, Neil Barton and Fabio Di Capua, was published on 31 January, 2017.

The Magic Quadrant report by Gartner is focused on the full life cycle of SAP application services, spanning project-based implementation and multi-year application management services (AMS). The report evaluated 19 different software vendors on 15 criteria and placed Wipro in the “Leaders" quadrant. The full report is available here.

Elaborating on Wipro's vision and focus on SAP application services, Hiral Chandrana, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Business Application Services, Wipro Limited said, “Being recognized as a leader in this report by Gartner reflects our commitment in delivering world-class SAP engagements for our clients. It is a testimony to the trust our clients place in their partnership with Wipro and demonstrates our focus on innovation and client centricity. Our strong industry accelerators and next-gen cognitive solutions around Wipro HOLMES Artificial Intelligence Platform™ have been key differentiators that put Wipro at the forefront of innovation. We will continue our investments in SAP’s digital platform and joint innovation with SAP, and keep strengthening our local capabilities in EMEA to be a partner of choice for SAP services in the region.”

Wipro has been an SAP global services partner since 2007. Wipro continues to grow mindshare in the industry, and its consultants focused on SAP solutions are increasingly viewed as trusted partners by businesses worldwide.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading information technology, consulting and business process services company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology." By combining digital strategy, customer centric design, advanced analytics and product engineering approach, Wipro helps its clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, Wipro has a dedicated workforce of over 170,000, serving clients across 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.

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Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

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